Denise M. Drake
Member
As in-house counsel, Denise Drake oversaw real estate matters for the midstream, refining, and marketing/convenience store assets of a Fortune 50 company. Now, she helps clients on a range of real estate transactions, negotiating commercial real estate agreements, reviewing title and survey matters, and managing the deal to closing.
Denise served as in-house managing counsel for Marathon Petroleum Corporation (f/k/a Tesoro/Andeavor) for seven years.
Before her tenure at Marathon, Denise worked in private practice as a real estate attorney, where she represented developers, lenders, landlords, and tenants in complex real estate and finance transactions.
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- St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., 2009
- Trinity University, B.A., 2000
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Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2009
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law, 2024
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Recognized in San Antonio Magazine's "Top Attorneys in San Antonio" List, 2022
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Recognized by S.A. Scene, as an "Outstanding Women in Law" for Business & Corporate and Real Estate, 2022
- S.A. Scene, "San Antonio 's Rising Stars," 2017 and 2018
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- San Antonio Bar Association
- Bexar County Women's Bar Association
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Leadership San Antonio, Class 47
- St. Mary's Law Journal, Editorial Board, 2008-2009
- Clerk for The Honorable Justice Catherine Stone of the Fourth Court of Appeals, Summer 2007
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Associate Managing Counsel, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (f/k/a Tesoro/Andeavor)
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